Shetland, 21, bows out after being crowned M&M working hunter pony of the year at HOYS

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Beatrice Shepherd and Carmilo Magician won the Mountain & Moorland WHP Championship at HOYS 2021.
Beatrice Shepherd and Carmilo Magician on their way to winning the Mountain & Moorland WHP Championship at HOYS 2021.
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CONSISTENT working hunter pony Carmilo Magician ended his prolific affiliated showing career on an incredible high when being crowned the Mountain & Moorland working hunter pony (M&M WHP) of the year at the 2021 Horse of the Year Show (HOYS).

The black 21-year-old Shetland pony, who is by Scamells Crisp out of Magik of Winwick, last won here and was reserve champion in 2019 under owner and rider Beatrice ‘Bea’ Shepherd. This year he retained his 122cm M&M WHP title before going forward to claim the championship, ahead of 143cm winner Laura Avery’s Willoway Free Spirit.

Stephanie Bateman
Stephanie Bateman
Freelance journalist

Stephanie Bateman began her career working for Horse & Hound’s sister title HORSE magazine in 2009 after studying a BSc Equine Science degree at Hartpury university. After a few years working in-house for a national equestrian title, she went freelance in 2011, and now writes for a variety of print and online platforms, editing sections of national monthly magazines and contributing regular features and event reports to Horse & Hound. She juggles working with being a mummy and wife, and riding her coloured mare Matilda.